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The food

The menu is concise and changes with the seasons. Rather than building every plate around meat, the kitchen gives vegetables a starring role, which makes it an easy choice for mixed groups of meat-eaters and vegetarians. Prices sit in the moderate range.

Drinks and atmosphere

Cocktails are part of the offer, so it works for a drink before dinner as well as the meal itself. Being on Meeting House Lane, it is surrounded by the narrow alleys of the Lanes, with their jewellers, independent shops and bars.

Planning a visit

Book ahead, particularly at weekends. Brighton's seafront and the Palace Pier are a few minutes' walk south. The Friends Meeting House, which gives the lane its name, is just along the street, and Komodo is nearby for a good coffee earlier in the day. The Lanes are at their best on a weekday evening, when the day-trip crowds have gone and the restaurants fill up with locals. It makes a natural follow-on to an afternoon of browsing the independent shops, and the short menu means you can eat well without a long, drawn-out meal. Vegetarians in particular will find more than the usual one or two options.

Highlights

• Modern British cooking
• Short, seasonal menu centred on vegetables
• Cocktails
• Listed in the Michelin Guide
• In Brighton's Lanes

Good to know

• Booking is advised, especially at weekends.
• Prices are moderate.
• The seafront is a few minutes' walk away.

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